About Wolverine

Possibly the most famous comic book sound effect in the entire world is, “Snikt! Snikt!” This is the sound Wolverine's adamantium claws make as the appear out of his fists.

Super gross factoid for you. Wolverine is a mutant whose true power is that he heals instantly. He was experimented on by the military who crafted adamantium onto his entire skeleton. Every time he extends those claws, they're actually punching through the flesh between his knuckles, hurting him, but when he retracts the claws, the wounds heal up really quickly.

Wolverine has always been one of Marvel's most popular comic book characters, and the film character portrayed by Hugh Jackman has been such a success that he's getting his own standalone movie due out later this year. If the last three X-men films are anything to judge by, it's going to be huge.

Cryptologic's game is based squarely on Marvel's comic books, so in look and feel it's aiming to please fans of the original more than fans of the movies. I think this is a wise move, and you'll see why as soon as you encounter the bonus game for the first time – it allowed the game designers to focus on one on Wolverine's arch nemesis – Sabretooth.

The graphics in this game seem to be themed around Wolverine's hunt for his origins. We've got his outfit, a backpack, hiking boot and a compass. We've also got his fully extended glaws, his dog tags, big vicious slashes, X-rays of his adamantium skull, and more besides.

This this is a five reel video slot. It has 25 different pay lines, and you can activate as many of them as you like on each spin, betting between one penny and five dollars on each one. Since the minimum bet is one penny, it's still technically a penny slot, but since you can max it out at $125 per spin, there's plenty here for high rollers as well.

Wolverine is Wild, and can substitute for almost anything to compete winning pay lines. The scatter symbol is Sabretooth, and two or more of these gives you an instant win.

But three or more sabre tooth's launch is the bonus game which is where the real fun is. The bonus game is a side view combat game like Mortal Kombat or Tekken. It's Wolverine versus Sabretooth.

You are Wolverine, and you must choose moves to use against Sabretooth. The longer you last, the more bonus money you earn. If he defeats you, the bonus game ends. If you defeat him, you win an even bigger prize.

At maximum bet, the top combination in this game is worth $15,000, but don't forget that this game also has three progressive jackpots that can be triggered at any time. Keep an eye on their totals in the top left of the screen.